The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-03
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KEEP THOSE FLAGS.
Ex.Confederntes Present Cleveland with ,

Ex.Confederntesi Present Cleveland with a
Little Poem that Shocks Him. n
A Washington apecial to tho Cincinnati
Commercial Gd.tltt says: President Glove.
lands ruillsd mind received, one day last
week, regular earthquake shock on the
Confederate flag question from Florida
patriot who did not seem to clearly un.
deretGnd all the complications Of the case.
Ha called to read the President a little
poem on the subject, to present him a
beautifully engraved and em5elliuhed
copy Of tho came, and to suggest that II
would be o good thing for tho President
to take with him on bis visit to the Grand
Army OF the Republic. In spite OF the
awkwH,dness Of such visit The following
smooth account Of 1t was furnished to the
prees: AS E326GsF M lS E, 5ii 81 M ,33S D
"Dr. Thomas Q. Summers, Of Jackson.
Vile, Fla, had private and entirely Ia.
formal interview with the President YES.
terday Tor tho purpose Of presenting to
him, In behalf Of tho Confederate yeter.
ans OF Jacksonville, Fia., Is neatly on.
graved and highly emhslliBhed copy Of a
poem entitled Keep Those Banneru,' com.
posed by Dr.. Summers, and published In
June last, during tho flag episide.
"The President was very cordial In hia
reception Of the Doctor, and his expres.
sions OF qualification with tho testimonial,
which no said he would ever cherish 40 q
memorial Of tho good feeling existing be-
tween himeelf and the now loyal aoldlers
Of the late Confederacy. /, He seemed to
DO amueed when the Doctor suggested the
time Tor presenting such a memorial was
well choaen, as he WAS about to meet the
Grand Army Of the Republic, many OF
whom had privately and publicly indors.
ed tho sentiments Of the poem" s4;i5
Though the ,veraion given to the public
represents the President to have been
terribly amused by his Florida visitor,
every ono who reads the poem and notices
how his Confederate friends went back on
him will,form very different opinion.
The following is Its text:
q KEEP THOSE pANNEns.
Keep those banners gasllcd and CORY, /.
Keep them tfeIe 10 tell the story r II.
Oi our deeds on fields Of glory, "a. lair'i-
Keep them, keep them, let them rcstl
Tokens OF Salor splendid, Rg2 H. III
n Glorious meln'r ies with them blended.
kecn, them, for the strife Is ended,
~ Keep them, keep thcm-it Is best.
Keep them, 20 who took them hold them:
rs Keep them, we would not unfold them.
For the eauso that first uHrofied them. lgrt IL
To the battles breeze Is dead. i ~ II. 3
Keep them, they would only sAdden, Sc
II. h!uetd. they did not madden, 5'.3 i75N
& eouthern hearts, while yours they gladden.,
fos to win them thousands bled. -:
While we hail tho generous feeling,
Which would close the wound now healing,
Yet this fact Is worth revealing, 5,ss- Il 80
SouthsFas do no! Waat Meif Rq9si
Not but that we Still approve them,
Not but that we Etill do love them, lll rs ti 8
But We would not have you move them, M
Keep The dear old shot.pIesced rags.
Keep them--yes. we would not have them;
Though we fought and bed to save them,
n There arc none who now would wave them
To disturb our Nation's peace. - rs
You to whom they were sprirn iercj,
lIurying I'LL TINT strife eugendeIe1 - .5as-
III return your hearts have rendered.
Keep tncm, they arc In III .ir place.